ledger

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A book for keeping notes; a record book, a register.
2. 2
   A book or other scheme for keeping accounting records.
3. 3
   A book or other scheme for keeping accounting records: A distributed ledger, a public financial transaction database, typically using a blockchain.
4. 4
   A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.
5. 5
   A large, flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.
6. 6
   A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.
7. 7
   Ellipsis of ledger bait (“fishing bait attached to a floating line fastened to the bank of a pond, stream, etc.”) or ledger line (“fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; ligger”).

Verb

1. 1
   To record (something) in, or as if in, a ledger.
2. 2
   To use (a certain type of bait) in bottom fishing.
3. 3
   To engage in bottom fishing.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.